BlackBerry says 'financial house is in order' and 'no longer in question'BlackBerry CEO John Chen says its "financial house is in order" and that its "financial reliability is no longer in question". Chen adds that it will now focus on high-margin software and value from handsets. Expects licensing software program to pick up in 2H15 and it is hiring in the security software side. Chen says that 90% of phones sold this quarter were new generation phones that have higher margins. Says company is on track in enterprise business. Chen says Blackberry behind in efforts to monetize BBM, but says Internet of Things strategy is ahead. Comments taken from Q4 earnings conference call.

China Mobile to resell enterprise licenses for BlackBerry BlackBerry (BBRY) announced that China Mobile Hong Kong, or CMHK, the wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile (CHL), will offer Enhanced SIM-Based Licensing, or ESBL, by BlackBerry to its enterprise customers. With the new ESBL offering, CMHK enterprise customers can get BES12, a cross-platform EMM solution by BlackBerry, integrated with their wireless monthly subscriber billing. The ESBL offering in conjunction with BES12 will support iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10. The offering will enable CMHK to resell to its enterprise customers licenses for BlackBerry EMM services as a bundled offer along with airtime and a data plan. ESBL enables CMHK to offer enterprise customers granular monthly billing, and the ability to consolidate all users to one monthly billing date. This helps CMHK facilitate how customers pay for BlackBerry EMM services, which can quickly and easily be selected at the carrier point of sale. ESBL will also integrate with CMHK's existing carrier provisioning systems, helping to identify a customer's existing licensing status as well as upsell opportunities. The ESBL offering will provide enterprise customers an improved purchasing experience, meaning they can consolidate operational costs into one monthly invoice. The license migration process is eliminated, since ESBL licensing includes version upgrades and updates. Enterprises with BYOD policies will also have the opportunity to purchase Bring Your Own Licenses with ESBL.

BlackBerry volatility elevated into Q4 and outlook Blackberry March weekly call option implied volatility is at 115, April is at 70, May is at 58, June is at 55; compared to its 26-week average of 54 according to Track Data, suggesting large price movement into the expected release of Q4 results on March 27.

BlackBerry volatility elevated into Q4 and outlook Blackberry March weekly call option implied volatility is at 85, April is at 66, May is at 58, June is at 54; compared to its 26-week average of 54 according to Track Data, suggesting large April price movement into the expected release of Q4 results on March 27.

Microsoft, BlackBerry raises cooperation for software products, DigiTimes saysMicrosoft and Blackberry have been increasing their cooperation with other companies to promote sales of software platforms and related services, reports DigiTimes. According to industry sources, the new eefforts come after their global smartphone market edge dropped 2.8% and 0.6%, respectively. Reference Link